Go green! (& vote)

Hey guys, I am back!

My trainer told me I did VERY good, and she got yet more job offers!

Friday night the group went out to see a $1.50 movie, (Julie and Julia). My trainer had no issues with the movie theater letting me in, and I got to be bored for hours on end:)

The hotel we stayed in kept having problems with me, and my trainer's mother had even called ahead to clear any issues with a guide dog in training going!

Saturday morning, we packed up & drove to a much nicer hotel (that did not have a issue with me:), to be with all the other 4-Hers.

My trainer took many workshops, but all I got to do was lay on the ground & be quite.

There was a dance Saturday night, but my trainer & her friends stayed in the "noise-free/ quite room" (which was louder then the dance room...) and she played card games all night long!

Sunday was our last morning, my trainer's district had to come up with a skit & chant.

As for the title of this post "Go green!" that had to do with the chant.

The conference ended at 11am, and we arrived back home later that day.

Sorry, but there are no pictures with me & my trainer, she kept forgetting to ask someone to take one! So enjoy photos of me & only me!!

And please vote for me! (My trainer entered me in a "cutest dog contest" from Hallmark)- I will be doing a post later on this subject:)

Toby

The dog with a blog

Operation Christmas Child

My trainer & her sister filled a couple shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child (OCC).

They took them to Chick-fil-A on Wednesday night to drop them off. They also brought me along!!

I got my picture with the sign, and man do I look good!!

I also found out today that I am going out of town... WITH my trainer:) - I caught her packing my food!

She is going to a 4-H event for a couple days, and decided I am old enough to go with her! (the last event was in July which was when she puppy swapped me for an older dog-Joan).

I went to puppy class last night & had a blast! ALL of my siblings were there, so it was like a "family reunion" :)

We worked on stays (trainer's go to the end of the leash), "find the door & switch" (my trainer & me went first!), "recal & heel", & most of all... jumping(or not jumping)!

I heard that we have new puppies coming Tuesday, so I will get to meet 6 new Lab puppies (all are black except for just one yellow!) at the Chirstmas party next month!

Enjoy the pictures from OCC & puppy class, my trainer will be sure to get lots of pictures of me at the 4-H event, & I will be doing a post sometime next week!

Don't forget to comment:)

Toby

the dog with a blog

Friday-Creation Muesum

Friday we went into Kentucky to visit the creation museum. I behaved really well until we came upon a dinosaur. I barked at it, but my trainer told me "no noise" then got a picture of me with it! When we arrived at the museum the police guard let us know that their "bomb dog" was on site, I got to see him on & off, he was a really pretty black Lab, who was not happy about me being there. Outside there was a swinging bridge, & a "floating" bridge which my trainer took me on. I was kind of scared at first, but soon walked across.
I had lots of fun!
Enjoy the many pictures my trainer took- and leave some comments!!

Toby
The dog with a blog

(I'm not pulling that hard...)

Thursday-Cederville University

Thursday we visited "Cedarville University" in Ohio where we spent all day touring the college. For lunch my trainer's family ate in the college's cafeteria & my trainer told me I did very well!!

I got soo many compliments from people, some even wanted to take me home! My trainer also got many job offers for her to trainer their dogs:)

My trainer has been sure to get pictures with anything and everything in site, this post has less than HALF the pictures she got of me at the college...

Enjoy the pictures & please leave comments!!



Toby
The dog with a blog

Good bye... and hello!

I kind of forgot to do a post before I left last week... my trainer & her family went out of town Wednesday morning & I went with them!!! I had soo much fun! We were in the car all day Wednesday- driving to Ohio. We also stopped at a store in WV, and they had some really cool (life sized)carved animals - which I wasn't too sure about...(a wolf wearing a sheep coat!?!?- and hunting dogs that don't smell like dogs??) My trainer made it all better though, because when we left she bought me 4 iced dog treats!!!

I found out the family we were staying with had a release CCI dog!! He was a VERY obedient dog! His name was "Hayden", and he was a black male lab- who will be turning 2 soon. He and I got along quite well - of course since I am a still a little "hyper" sometimes I had to stay beside my trainer the whole time, but during movie time at night we both shared the same bed, and bone!!

We also went to a college in Ohio, and a Muesum in Kentucky - but my trainer told me to do them in another post since she got WAY too many pictures! And didn't want this post to be "too" long:)

She took 190 photos... I told her I wasn't going to use them all!
Please enjoy the pictures, & comment too!

Toby

the dog with a blog

"Sheep wolf"

In Tamarak, WV

"Hunting dogs"

At Haden's house

(in my grandparents backyard- Sunday)

Football 101

Me & my trainer both knew nothing about football, we went to a game Friday night and the first thing we found out was it is COLD! And my trainer had me laying on the hard concrete ground... (she forgot to bring me a blanket). After we were there for about 30 minutes a family of 4 sat down with a nice big soft red blanket - and they were kind enough to share with me!!

We left a little after half time -though me & my trainer know almost nothing about football she still can read the point difference... our team wasn't doing too well when we left:)

Though the football game wasn't a puppy meeting - it still was a requirement, enjoy the photos my trainer got of me!!

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Charlotte's Web

Do any of you guys remember the name of this blog?? Here I'll help you -

It starts with "Toby's" which means it's MY blog, do you get why my trainer keeps posting on it?? Because I sure don't!

They still have no idea what's wrong with me - but I am "enjoying" getting 3 pills each day!

My trainer drove me and her family to a "Charlotte's Web play" that her friend was in.  I really enjoyed it - I got to see some really odd costumes, someone was even dressed up as a pig! (guess that would make sense).

My trainer took a couple pictures of me- but none during the play/or of the play.

Enjoy!

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Toby update

(picture of Toby before this medical issue -

laying head through staircase)

Thank you everyone for your concerns in comments,

Here is the email we got back from Toby's school -

"Obviously, Toby has a significant problem around his lips and muzzle. I would suggest he be seen by a vet ASAP. Unfortunately there are many things that may cause this. Sometimes we see this as an allergic reaction to plastic food or water bowls. The first thing I would do is make sure he has no contact with anything plastic, even play toys. We also sometimes see this as an allergic reaction to certain foods or other things he might be coming in contact with. If getting rid of plastic things doesn’t help, we could always try a hypoallergenic diet.

In addition to getting rid of anything plastic, I would do skin scrapings to check for mange mites (demodex) and also do cytology to see if there might be bacteria or fungi causing an infection and treat accordingly. Rarely, we see dogs with bizarre diseases like lupus or pemphigus that can only be diagnosed with skin biopsies. Hope this helps, let me know if I can do anything else."

The vet put him on antibiotics and steroids again. The scraping found no mites. He said that he doesn’t think it’s contagious. He does think that it’s awfully coincidental how this is right on the heels of the eye issue he had just recovered from.

He wasn’t too keen on the idea of the dirty bowls b.c. dogs eat all sorts of things outside and don’t get sick. So though he disregarded that we will still start washing toby’s bowl often. I changed out the 2 huge Tupperware water containers (3 indoor dogs!) for one big stainless steel spaghetti pot of water. 

Toby's trainer

Any ideas??

Toby's trainer here,

Just in the last week I have noticed that Toby is getting a lot of "pink" right under his nose,

though I really can't explain it - I did take a couple pictures, I have already sent this to SEGDI but didn't know if any of you guys could help me! (sorry they don't look the best, they weren't taken on my camera:)

Thanks,

Toby's trainer

Happy 7 months Toby!

*(written by Toby's trainer)*
Toby turned 7 months on Tuesday the 27th, he is really growing up! It seems like just yesterday I was holding a adorable little yellow Lab, boy do they grow up fast!

I would like to wish Toby a very happy "7 months"!!

Hope you enjoy this slide show I made of Toby, it goes back to pictures from 6 weeks all the way to 7 months. (sorry about the barking in one of the movies!)

Toby's trainer

Walk-A-Thon 2010...

Hey guys, guess what?!?

My trainer made me a fundraising page for Walk-A-Thon 2010... which means I will be attending SEGDI Walk-A-thon next year. I am soo excited!

Please view my fundraising page!!(click here).

No donation is too little to help me. Check out my page and PLEASE send it to anyone you know who might want to help out!

My trainer's goal is to raise $1000, enough money to sponsor the medical care for 1 litter of puppies from birth to 9 weeks!

Please feel free to post this on your blog- the more help the better!

http://www.sitstaygive.org/fundraiser/3bdf5e06162099ec8f2576d5d7656b74.html

My trainer has yet to make it to her goal in the past years, but I hope to make this year different & help her make it to her goal!

Thank you soo much!!

Toby

"the dog with a blog"

I'm begging you...

*note from trainer*

(cute picture of Toby "bowing")

Spectacular-Tongue-tacular Contest!

Anna the GSD is having a "Spectacular-Tongue-tacular Contest and my trainer is letting me enter!!


All you have to do to get entered in the contest is - post about this contest on your blog (add a photo if wanted), then go to Anna's blog and leave a comment about the post -




it's so easy a dog can do it!







Toby
"the dog with a blog"










(this is the only picture my trainer has with my tongue out of my mouth!)

I'm back...

My trainer picked me up at 10 this morning (she drove!). I was soo happy to see her!!

I did have a blast at my puppy sitters house (she had another dog for me to play with), but I am really glad to be back at my house!

I had a fun puppy class last Thursday, my trainer's mother took some pictures of us there (those are the ones closer to the bottom of this post).

Enjoy the pictures!

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Me & Liberty

Me & my trainer's sister

ME!

At puppy class

There is 2 kinds of news in the world...

The good- & the bad

First off- the good news

My trainer took me to the vet yesterday to get a eye check up & a heart worm test (required by the school). The vet says my eyes look wonderfully and my trainer can slowly take me off of the eye cream!! We also found out the heart worm test was negative!! (not like my trainer was worried or anything).

And now for the bad news

Guess what my trainer is writing up on her computer??? The abbreviation for it might be "P.S.I" Those are the 3 words that describe bad news- (1) "Puppy", (2) "sitter", (3) "information"- puppy sitter information!?!

She then told me that I will be going "away" this weekend- this will be my 3rd time this year getting "puppy sat". Can she not just take me with her??

But of course I already tried that... the only reason why she can't take me with her is because she is doing "goat showing" this weekend at the state fair, though both her last dogs "Frankie" & "Brax" were able to go. It is not fair! I am told that it was way to much with Frankie & Brax- and now that she has twice as many goats to show I would have been tied up the whole time.

I will be leaving to my "new home" on Thursday night (after puppy class) and coming back sometime on Monday- the following week.

Wish me luck!!

(my trainer took some pictures of me @ the vet- I was trying to drag myself out of the room in some of them-vets are not my favorite place!)

Toby

"the dog with a blog"

Puppy class- Sat 17th

I had a fun puppy class Saturday afternoon. We even had a trainer from SEGDI in FL leading the meeting!(who even took time off her vacation to come to our meeting).

She gave many good tips & suggestions.

We worked on recalls (come & heel), stays, & many other things- our trainers even had us walk on a flat crate!

Enjoy the pictures!! (my trainer is the one wearing a pink & green shirt)- and the cute little black puppy is not in our group- but her trainer comes to our meeting once in a while, isn't she so-o-o cute!!

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

"Karen" - the trainer from SEGDI

Random pic & eye update

*Update: Eyes*


My eyes are looking much better, my trainer has had to go back to the vet to get me a refill of eye drops- but came back with "cream" to put in them instead! I might be going to the vet in 3-4 days or so for a check up on my eyes.

Here are some random pictures my trainer has taken of me over the course of a month or so. (you may have seen a couple of them in one of the slide shows I made)
Enjoy!

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Toby is awesome!

Look what my trainer made for me in a program called "paint"!!

(the first one is my name with different colors "sprayed" on it, and the second one is my name, with "the dog with a blog" under it, and many different words about me - such as, "guide dog, training, Lab, cute, blog, friendly, playful, trainer, woof, food, bark, treats, toys, quite, etc".)

Let me know how you like it!!



Toby
"The dog with a blog"

Watch out...

You guys better watch out... my trainer just went to the DMV yesterday- and she didn't ride home, she drove... She got her permit! She just finished doing the "behind the wheel" for Drivers' Ed, and yesterday was the last day.

I really don't know how bad she is, 'cause they wouldn't let me go with them to the DMV):

My trainer thinks my eyes are looking better, but of course that could just be the eye drops helping (which I STILL HATE!). Below are a couple pictures of me at "Ruby Tuesdays" on Monday.

Toby
"The dog with a blog"

Eye issues...

Almost 2 weeks ago my trainer noticed a cut on my face - when it started to look swollen they took me to the vet; (Sunday-27th) the vet said the cut was infected but in a week or so it should be fine.

A couple days later she started noticing green stuff hanging out of my eyes, the following day she started seeing it on my eye ball and I started scratching at my eyes. They took me to the vet this Sunday (4th) and the vet found out that both my eyes are infected and the cut might have been from me scratching at my own eyes!

The vet has no idea were I might have gotten the infection from, but I am now taking 3 pills (one of which is for diarrhea that the others gave me) and I have to get eye drops every 3-4 hours!!

Yes it's a pain ; more for me than my trainer, please pray that I get better soon!!

I will be going back to the vet for a check up in a week or so

If my trainer takes a couple pictures of my eyes for you I will post them :)

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

New Hair-Do...

Before:

My trainer gave me a new hair-do, which one do you like better?

Pink/purple stand up hair

curly brown lay down hair

Or do you like plain better??

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Pink & purple hairdo

Curly brown hairdo

Puppy meeting & pizza

For this weeks puppy class our trainers were asked to bring 1-2 food distractions, my trainer decided to bring popcorn and a pizza.

Little Caesars kindly donated a pizza for us to use; man was that a hit for the dogs!! Luckily it was still whole by the end of the meeting, because otherwise one of the dogs in our group would be getting blamed for something...

There were a total of 4 dogs at the meeting-
Toby, Kukla, Spike & RockWe started our training outside working on our "lefts & rights", then moved to doing "sit & stand stays", we did "recalls" and of course the "meet & greet" (where we walk by another dog & person and us dogs are not allowed to say hi).

We then headed inside to work on "down under" (going under chairs which all of us dogs already knew!) then walking around our food distractions (and of course other dogs).

We worked on stand, sit & down stays around the food and then our trainer sitting down with us (so we learned not to be all over them), and last we did "puppy push ups" (stand-down-sit)

The pizza did stay whole, and all the popcorn & dog treats were still there when we were done- our trainers were so kind as to give each of us dogs a nice big dog bone when we finished!!

Enjoy the pictures (:

Toby

"The dog with a blog"

Working with food distracrtions

Doing "down under"

Working outside

Me watching Spike

Me & my trainer

ME!

Pictures!!

My trainer was quite bored so she got her camera out and took a whole lot of random pictures of me!!
I put them in a smile box "photo book".
So check it out, then comment on what you think about it!


Toby
"The dog with a blog"

Make a Smilebox photobook

Downtown guide dog meeting

My trainer took me to the downtown guide dog meeting on Saturday morning.
2 of my siblings were there (Rocky & Duchess), and also 2 adult dogs (they will be returning to school in November!).
There is also a new guide dog puppy that might come to our group sometime(he is in one of our groups, but is still from SEGD).
He would love for you to check out his blog:
http://camerontheguidedog.blogspot.com/ -he is soo cute!
Back to me,
I had a blast at my guide dog meeting, I got to meet lots of new people and things(including a "dragon"!), so our group leader teamed us up into 2 dogs in a group. Another dog, "Kukla," and I teamed up. We also had a "puppy raiser to be" come with us, and she took turns working with me or Kukla. I thought she was nice!!

At one point we were taken on and off a bus, my trainer said it was to practice "boarding" a bus. I didn't get it, we didn't even sit down?!?

What we were doing was sort of scavenger hunt for "exposures" that our trainers can write down on our evaluations.

After about a hour of walking around downtown doing some training, we all met at a pizza place to eat lunch at (of course not us dogs).
My trainer was given a prize, and next week will be given a PetSmart gift card, because she had one of the best "outing" ideas, (she took me to the Rodeo)- I can't wait to figure out what she will buy with that gift card...
Enjoy the pictures & the movie of me walking across a water fountain!!


(My trainer tried putting captions with the pictures but blogger keeps messing the pictures and words up, sorry!)


Toby




Me and Rocky

Frankie & Brax

I received a package from TheMusketeers for Frankie & Brax (they both entered the "most sporty dog" contest in February)- Frankie won 5th, and Brax was in the top 25(there was over 80+ pets that entered).

Frankie got a engraved medal and a couple different certificates, Brax got a certificate also.

Thanks Cody, Joyce, Lady, & Zena for doing these awesome contests!!

Toby's trainer

I'm back... did you miss me??

My puppy sitter dropped me off at church this morning. Right when I heard my name being called I new my trainer was here!! I tried to jump out the car window, but decided it would be a long fall!

My trainer brought me back a new collar (that I still need to grow into!), and a "mickey mouse" dog toy for me & Liberty to share:)

Though I really missed my trainer for the week, I did have a blast with the puppy sitter!!

Enjoy some of the pictures my trainer took of me today:)

Toby

Our new dog toy!!

My awesome new collar!

ME!!!!

Thanks...

Hey this is Toby's trainer,

I just wanted to say a thanks to Scout & Freyja for featuring "Brax" on their blog for the Mr. dog contest. If you guys don't remember Brax, he is the first guide dog I trained- he is now a working guide dog for a lady in FL.





Toby's trainer

Leaving...Disney World

I just found out TODAY that I am going to a puppy sitters house later this afternoon.

And won't get to see my trainer 'till next Sunday- that will be a whole week and a couple days!!!

My trainer said she told me 2-3 months ago about it, because they have been planing their trip for quite a while. They are going to Disney world without me, can you believe them?!?!

This will be my last post 'till I get back, hope you miss me!!

Enjoy the the pictures my trainer took a couple weeks ago!

Toby

Me & my trainer @ the vet



Me & Miki (Japanese exchange student)

ME!

Vote 4 Me!!!

Hey everybody,
My trainer entered me in a "Mr dog" contest on the Four Musketeers blog- it ends in 6 days.
Go to: http://musketeers-mrdogmissbeauty.blogspot.com/.
Please vote for me!!!
(Frankie was entered in the "miss Beauty" contest and would love for you to vote for her to:).
Thanks!!
Here is my entry: http://musketeers-mrdogmissbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/08/toby-m10.html

Toby

Package

My trainer had the best "collar comment" on raisingaddie'sblog.

For the thank you prize she was given a $50 donation to a Charity of her choice(yes she chose SouthEasternGuideDogs-SEGD).

And a bag of dog treats, though when we got the package, we were also given a very cute toy, a ball, & a book about dog confessions (my trainer thinks it's quite funny!).

Enjoy looking at the awesome gifts "I"got,

Thanks addie!

Toby

Rodeo

You guys might have seen the post Frankie did about going to the rodeo last year.

Well my trainer & her family took the Japanese exchange student to see a rodeo. Most of it was quite boring, but every now & then when I decided to look I might see something interesting.

They even had some trick riders there.

Toby

Pool party- pictures & 1 movie

Hey guys, just like I promised, here is the post with pictures & movies attached!
This was my first pool party, EVER. I have never gotten into a real swimming pool.

When we first arrived I was let loose in the backyard, right away I took off to play with my siblings.

My first swim was not on purpose. I accidentally put my paw in, and after that I was wet! We then got put back on a leash and did dog obedience around the pool. After that one at a time we did obedience into the pool. (someone got into the pool and called us, once we got "pushed" in she took us for a little swim then pointed us to the stairs).

Once we finished with that, we were turned back loose for a little while, and my trainer went to change into another pair of clothes so she could get in the pool with me. A couple other people got into the pool to, and each puppy got to swim again. My trainer helped some of the dogs work on the "right" way to swim.

Hope you enjoy the pictures & one movie!

Toby

Toby

The pool & yard

Toby

Cassie, Toby & Rocky

Cassie & Toby- Spike, Rocky & Duchess

Rocky & Toby

Toby

Toby swimming

Pool party

My trainer took me to a guide dog pool party today, and man did I have a blast!
I have lots of pictures & movies, that my trainer will upload tonight, and I will do a longer post with more information about what I did.
All my siblings were there, and a couple other dogs to.
Check for another post tomorrow!!

Toby

Air Mattress

My trainer is hosting a Japanese exchange student- which means there is a extra bed in our room. (It's a air mattress on the ground) and I have claimed it for a dog bed, it looks just like one, but twice the size!!

I have even gone in my crate and carried out all my dog toys to put on my new dog bed:)

Toby

Welcome back Toby!

I wrote this post about a week ago then I forgot about it after I wrote it. I thought I hit the publish button-Sorry!!

Sunday afternoon(July 26th) we went to Show mars to pick up Toby.

Toby's puppy sitters stayed for lunch, they also brought Cassie along with them.

She is soo cute & very lady like.

She & Toby sat across from each other while we ate lunch. That's when I noticed the paw size difference in Toby & his sister; his paws are like twice the size of Cassie's!!

Toby was really happy to see me, and very glad that he got into our car when we left. Though I bet he still misses his sister some, he is probably glad to be home!

I have attached a couple pictures of him at Showmars with his sister, (remember Toby is the one with the pawprint collar).

Enjoy!

T.T

Toby's trainer

Toby & Cassie

Cassie





















Toby
















Cassie




















Toby's big paw

Joan- Hello & goodbye!

Joan came to my house Saturday morning 1 week ago.

We left for 4-H congress early Monday morning.
Joan did great and got well over 200 comments on how well she behaved(there was over 1,200 kids there).

I took many, many, many pictures(most I attached), but blogger is not very good placing words with pictures so I am not putting words on top of them, sorry!! (when I only do a couple pictures it is easy to tell where the words go). Joan had fun staying in the dorms, she got to go many different places, including bowling & watching a 4-H musical. While bowling she decided to cram herself between the 2 "benches" (seen in picture below) and stayed there the whole time 'til we left!

After bowling we went out to eat then left to go watch the "4-H musical"- it lasted 1 & 1/2 hours. Joan slept through most of it, although when they got the whole audience to sing a "tooty tat" she jumped up and watched!

Joan attended 2 dances, the last dance most people wore prom or really nice dressess.

We were the first in line for the dinner, (first picture below).

Because at the last dance we were the last people in line, and had to stand in line for over a hour!

On Tuesday night Joan and I manned a Southeastern Guide Dog display table for all 4-H members, sponsors, and alumni. After all, part of being a puppy raiser is education and marketing. We sure did alot of both!

Joan was a really awesome dog. She goes back to training August 6, so I won't get to see her again. I will miss her, but I am glad to have Toby back(I just got him today)- blog post coming later:)

Toby's trainer & Joan's puppy sitter

Bad news...

(Toby looking Depressed about puppy camping)




My trainer just told me that I am "going away" this coming week, and in return she is getting a different dog!




















Here's what's going on:



My trainer is going to 4-H congress next week, and was planning on taking me, until she realized that I was too young and it would probably be too much for me (and I haven't slept on a tie down before), so she decided to call her area coordinator and see if she could switch dogs, (the other dog is over a year old), she agreed and we were planning on doing the switch-off tomorrow at the puppy meeting. Until the area coordinator realized she would have to fly somewhere and I would be to young to go with her. She told my trainer that she could still take her dog, but she would have to find a puppy sitter for me Toby.




After a whole lot of phone calls she finally found a helper. One of the families in our puppy group has 2 daughters that are both interested in raising. One already is(she has my sister Cassie), the other is waiting her turn.


So it is now final that I am going to their house tomorrow and not going to see my trainer 'til the following week, isn't that awful!!



I can't believe she won't take me, I am soo adorable, cute, & cuddly. Besides, I might've been able to "hold it" on the airplane.

But at least I will be able to play with my sister for a week!









Toby






(My sister -
Isn't she cute?!)

In trouble...

Yep it's me, Toby, doing an "in trouble" post! (Frankie sure did have a lot of those!).

I thought the ball of yarn under the table looked like fun, and boy was it!!

Toby

Happy Fourth of July!!

HAPPY 4th OF JULY EVERYONE!!

My trainer took me to a 4th of July parade yesterday (Saturday), and Friday night she took me with her to work on the float, (which I got to play with my siblings while she was working:).

I got to walk in the parade, and my brother "Rocky" got to ride in the cute wagon!

About half way I got tired and rode the rest of the way in the float, a lot of pictures were taken and my trainer is posting some of them, I will do a separate post with pictures from Friday.

Toby

Rocky:

Cassidy:

Spike:

Toby & Duchess

Toby, Cassidy, Spike & Duchess(black)

Rocky riding in the wagon

Guide dog walkers

Toby walking

Riders on the float

Marcia

Chance

New collar

My trainer bought me a new collar Sunday. It is brown with blue puppy paws.

I have been in need for a new one for the past couple weeks,

Hope you like it!!

Toby

Tornado...

Hey guys, it's me Toby!

Last Tuesday around 6pm the weather alarm went off, we ignored the part about "Tornado warning/watch". Because we get them all the time and they never happen.
Well as soon as my trainer & her mother got home we had 5 minutes before it "came" and it all was over with in 5 minutes but boy did it have weeks worth of damage. The power was out for 24 hours.
Our house was okay, we mostly had trees everywhere, some of our other neighbors were less fortunate.

Sorry I haven't been posting in awhile, my trainer has been quite busy and wouldn't let me on the computer.
I will be doing another post about guide dog class last Saturday, and I have some guide dog classes this Friday and Saturday.


Toby

Toby visits the YMCA & a park!

Hey guys, it's me Toby!

This is my first time blogging so I really don't know much about it:)

Liberty was trying to talk me through it but all I really got from her was that she is mad that I took over the blog!

My trainer took me to the YMCA Friday morning. I was quite bored while we were in there, but at least they had a cold floor!

I was then taken over to play in the park. My trainer took me down a slide, over bridges, and even on a swing!

Enjoy the pictures (my trainer will do a separate post with the movies), and sorry there are no words on them this time, my trainer is in a hurry, and the blog posts them really oddly (the format she chose I guess!)

BTW, I heard that this Friday is scheduled to be my "getting shots at the vet day".

Toby

Sick+Toby=...

...Vet!

Toby wasn't feeling really good Wednesday night (well 3am Thursday morning), and he had diarrhea really bad...in his crate:)

We thought it might just pass, and it did, later that day he was fine again, till 10pm that night... in his crate.

Then every couple hours after that... in his crate:)

Which of course I had to wash out every time.

He wasn't acting different or not eating his food so we didn't know what was wrong.

We took him to the vet Sunday and he got a shot, and many different pills to help. This morning he was doing a lot better and so far no diarrhea!!

I hope to get some more pictures of him , and I will be posting them soon.

But for now enjoy the couple I have!

Toby's Trainer

Tired puppy...

Wild Dogs=...

...Tired Dogs!!!


Toby's trainer

Liberty + Toby= ...

...WILD DOGS!

Toby's trainer

Welcome... TOBY!!

Meet Toby...

Hey guys!

Toby was picked up around 2.30-3.00pm today. (well we didn't leave 'til 4!).

He would be posting right know but he is to busy "playing" with Liberty...

...cute?


Toby will be doing a post today or tomorrow, but for now enjoy some of the pictures of him!!
(more coming soon).
His birthdate is 3-27-09.


Toby's trainer






Toby sitting


Toby & his siblings!
(Toby is the second from the right)

PUPPY KISSES!!

Toby LOVES his new bear!

Toby & Liberty

Playing in the dirt...

New puppy comes in 1 day... and I know his NAME! You want to guess?

(go to the bottom of the post to try and figure out the puppy's name!)

1 day
or
24 hours
or
1,440 minutes
or
86,400 seconds 'til the new puppy comes!!

...And I just got a phone call from my area coordinator and she let me know that my puppy has been picked up, and has a name!!

I would post it on my blog but my siblings would find out...

So instead I will give you hints and you leave your name idea, or letter ideas in a comment!!

1. It is a 4 letter word

2. The first letter rhymes with "b"

3. The third letter rhymes with "he"

4. The second letter would be used with "** my"

5. The last letter could have a question mark at the end if it was spelled out into a word. "***?"



Please leave a comment with your idea (names, or what you think the letters are)!!
(none of the comments will be published 'til tomorrow, just so everyone will have a chance to guess the name!!)



I will be doing a post on "****" as soon as I can tomorrow!!



****'s trainer

Days-hours-minutes-seconds, oh my!!

5 days left,

or
120 hours left,

or

7,000 Minutes left,
or

432,000 seconds- 'till the new puppy comes!! (they were exact when I wrote it this morning!)

Can you tell I am excited?!

Hope you like the pictures!

Brax's, Frankie's, & Liberty's trainer

Toy hanging from the crate door

Dog leash & Collar

Dog crate

Things I already have...

Things I just bought (today)

Puppy shower, & puppy news!

Hey guys this is Liberty's owner/trainer here.

I went to a "puppy shower" yesterday night to welcome our new puppies to the group (though they aren't here yet :) . We played some games, and learned some nice tips about house breaking, crate training, & some refreshers on guide dog obedience.

I also came home with a puppy shower gift bag, it had a pink squeeking kong, a small bag of puppy treats, and a pink tennis ball (won't be used for guide dog puppy).

As for the news on the new puppy,

Friday May 29th is pick up at the school, since I can not drive down to FL to pick up the puppy our AC will be picking up the 5 puppies that will be joining our group!! Pick up for the puppies is May 30th 2-4pm, I will try to do a post that night on him but we will see if it will get posted!!
I still don't know the name, though someone in our group is going down next week and will find out if they have been named yet. I am told we might not find out till pick up time!

I can't wait 'til the puppy comes!

Brax's, Frankie's, & Liberty's trainer

Gift bag

Gift bag items:

Updates-Liberty, & Vet...

Hey guys, I am SO sorry that I haven't been posting/updating in a while, my owner has been very busy lately. (she had 7 more baby goats just this month!!). My owner is still going to get videos of me doing commands, but first she is taking me to the vet... to get spayed... I have no clue what that is but if it is at the vet then it is probably not good. Remember guys, new puppy comes May 29th!! My owner is going to email to see if they know his name yet!


Liberty

We need your help!!

Hey,



My owner needs your help with names, please go to the farm blog to read the post and find out more!! http://animallifeonafarm.blogspot.com/

Thank you!



Liberty

Red

Hey, this is Red, Liberty agreed to let me do the post about me.
Liberty's family adopted me a couple weeks ago, to confirm that I am owned by them they took me in and got me fixed, and also got me a rabies tag.

They are guessing I am around 3-4 years old. They think I am part Lab, but who knows for sure!!
I LOVE water, and I go on trail rides with Liberty's owner(well I guess my owner too).
I sleep inside, but like to stay outside during the day.
My owner has taken some pictures of me, check them out and let me know what you think!



Red



Pictures of me!

My tongue...

Hey guys, it's me Liberty!

My trainer thought it was "odd" how I sleep with my tongue sticking out.
Sometimes when she can't tell if I am asleep she will look to see if my tongue is sticking out. If it is that means I am asleep!
Hope you like the pictures!

(oh and my owner/trainer wanted to say something-it is written below my name)


Liberty



For all who left comments on the post "Career changed" thank you, and Frankie will be going to a nice family to be a spoiled pet. She will be loved and taken care of. I am hoping to see her again soon, but who knows. - Frankie's trainer








Am I cute or what!?!?

Cross That ... Career-Changed...

Right after I finshed writing that post I got this email:

"This is to let you know that Frankie has been career changed due to Skin Allergies and Harness Reaction. Due to her allergies & Harness Reaction she will not be placed in Gifted Canine and we are offering her back to the raiser. Please contact the raiser and let me know if they would like to adopt Frankie back. If the raiser decides not to adopt Frankie she will go to public adoption."

I decided to go ahead and publish the other post just because it took me so long to write it.

I am told Frankie will go to her new home in 1-2 weeks. I really wanted to adopt her but I couldn't raise another guide dog puppy if I do since we already have so many dogs with our old farm dog, new pup Liberty, and Red.

I think it was more medical issues than anything that put her out. She wore the harness 3 times before she went down to school and she didn't have a problem. If she didn't have medical issues I bet they could get her over the harness reaction.

But hey I am not the expert, they are.

Oh well, I hope to have a better dog next time (less medical issues!!).

If I find out who is adopting her I will post any information on the blog, I know she is getting spayed in the next couple days, but that is all.

Please hope that she is placed with a person that will let me visit her(and lives near me!).

I was bored so I added more photos of her at the bottom. (I think I take too many photos of my dogs!)

Enjoy,

Frankie's trainer

**FRANKIE UPDATE**

Hey,

This is Frankie's trainer.

I received this email today from my Area Coordinator

Just wanted you to know that Frankie will be spayed and is staying in the Guide Dog IFT program. I wanted you to know how much we appreciate the challenges that went with raising a Breeder evaluate. I always thought that they picked breeders from a group that would not become guide dogs due to some guide dog defect. The reality is that Breeders are the best of the best. Know that Frankie is continuing on the path to guide dog work. Thank you for all you did with her.

Well most people who would get this email might be saying "rats, I wanted her to be a breeder", but I think this will be good for Frankie. I don't think she is the kind of dog that you need for a breeder; she would probably hate it.

Enjoy the photos of Frankie (various photos I picked that I have taken over the year)

Sending good luck your way Frankie, I miss you and I love you!!

Frankie's trainer

Frankie will be missed...

Liberty is alive!! (and there is a new addition to our family!)

Hey guys this is Liberty... yes the dog that never updates!!!

Well guess what! I am really going to update in this post, I will even show you movies with me doing some of my commands, and best of all I will show you pictures of me!!
Here goes,


UPDATES FROM LIBERTY


Hi, my name is Liberty. I am a 3 month old(almost 4!) English Mastiff puppy.
My family picked me up February 6th 2009. I was very cute and little then, but now I am a "sophisticated" puppy.
I got to be with Frankie (who I really miss!) for a couple weeks before she left to go to "college" . But I have heard that my trainer/owner will be receiving a new guide dog puppy next month, so I guess that will help me get over Frankie being gone.


I have been growing really fast lately, take a look at my "pillow pictures" down bellow, (my owner took a picture of me laying on a dog bed the day I came, and then she took another picture of me a couple weeks later, and then today!).

Also, before I go I have one last thing to tell you guys, there is a new addition to our family! His name is "Red" he showed up here a couple weeks ago( a stray dog), and he fit right in, I wasn't allowed to put this on the blog until now because we didn't know if his owner was going to show up out of no where and take him back, but we have just gotten him fixed and he has a rabies tag, so we are officially calling him ours now. And about his name, my owners couldn't agree on a name so they just started calling him by his color, and it kind of stuck! You might notice him in a video or two of mine. I will post some pictures of him in another post later on.

Liberty


2-6-09

2-24-09

And now... (4-14-09)!!

I am soo cute

My pretty sit!

Me and my favorite toy!

"Down stay"

"Sit"

"Sit, down"

"sit stay"

Happy Easter!

Hey Everybody!
It's me Liberty,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I am doing really good, despite my "biting problem" that is(:

I am growing really fast, I can already sit my head on the couch, I will be doing a post all about me soon, with pictures, movies, and all!!

Liberty

Sorry they aren't pictures of me!

Frankie & new puppy update!!

Hey, this is Frankie's trainer.

Though I haven't heard any on how Frankie is doing, I did receive Frankie's picture in Harness (!!!), and the post card that informs me that Frankie has passed her hip exams.

The picture of Frankie in harness was not scanned in (I don't know much about scanners!), so I just took a picture of it with my camera.

*New puppy update*

Though I won't find out the puppy's name until a couple weeks before I receive him, I did find out his parents' names. His mom's name is Bella (this is her first litter!), and his dad's name is Gilbert.

Enjoy the pictures, and Liberty will be doing a update soon!

Frankie's trainer

Frankie in Harness:

Frankie's postcard:

Puppy cam!

Hey guys,

The school I train for (SEGD) has hooked up a puppy cam!
The puppies it is showing are a litter of 7 Goldadore pups.
Go to http://www.guidedogs.org/ and then to the left click "puppy cam".
Enjoy!!

Frankie's trainer

NEW GUIDE DOG PUPPY!!

Hey guys,

I have some awesome news.

A male yellow Lab will be coming to me on May 29th(well, that is the day he is released; he will probably show up 2 days after that).

I don't yet know his parents names but in the next week I should.

I won't find out his name 'til 2 weeks before I get him(I am guessing, you never know when they will tell you).

I was really hoping for a Vizsla, but that will be too long of a wait.

Great news is going around for sure, because Frankie just passed her hip exams, a dog in our group(Angel) was just matched, and now I am getting a puppy!

I can't wait!

Frankie's trainer

FRANKIE PASSED!!!

Hey guys,

Great news, I just got a email saying Frankie passed her hip exams!!
I was so certain she was going to get put out of the school because of her hips!!

Here is the email from the guide dog school:

Good Afternoon Puppy Land! Here are the Hip x-ray results for the March IFT.
The following dogs have passed their hip evaluations:

Frankie
J.J
Katie

J.J & Katie are both from our group, Katie is Frankie's sister, and J.J is the dog I puppy sat in October.

Now that Frankie is out of the medical kennel she will start her training, then hopefully she will be seen in some of the IFT(in for training) pictures on the school's blog(which I will then post on my blog). And I should also get "school reports"from the trainer on how she is doing .

I CAN'T WAIT!

Frankie's trainer

First day(March 2 2008)

Last day(February 28 2009)

Goodbye Frankie

Hey everybody,

I have finally gotten the "goodbye" slideshow done of Frankie! Yes, it is made like a finally tribute as if she died. But of course she didn't die she just went off to "college".

Let me know how you like it!!

Frankie's trainer

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Background??

Hey everybody,

I have decided to change the background on the blog.

Let me know how you like the new one!

Liberty

Library

Frankie's trainer here.

A couple days before I took Frankie down to FL, I went to the library and got a picture of Frankie there.

I had taken a picture of Frankie at the library around 3 months old. And now I have one of her around 1yr 2 months old.

I have no news on Frankie yet, I am hoping to hear something in the next 1-2 weeks.
Hope you like the pictures,




Frankie's trainer





March 2008


February 2009


















Me and Frankie at the Library


Frankie & I with the Library sign

Frankie with the library sign

Growing up...

Hey everybody, it's me! (Liberty)

Sorry I haven't been posting in a while, but I will try to do posts more often!

I am doing pretty good, I have gotten really good at my command "sit" and I am also learning "down". I will try to get my owner to take a movie of me, but it might be a while.

We have heard no news about Frankie. My owner is hoping that in a couple weeks we will know something.

The reason I titled the post "Growing up..." is because everyone is growing up!
I was 7 weeks when I came to my new home, but now I am 12 weeks old, (can you believe it has been over a month!).

Brax was 8 weeks when my owner got him, but now he is 2yrs 9 months!

Frankie was 9 weeks when my owner got her, but now she is 1yr 3 months!

The baby goats were 1 day old, but now they are all over 1 month old!

As you can see, everyone is growing up.

Please enjoy my pictures, and I hope to do a post on me doing obedience soon!

Liberty

Me under the couch





I really miss Frankie... forever in my heart

2-7-09(on bed)

2-24-09 (on bed)

Me doing a "sit-stay"

Me and my play toy-if I pull it then let go it

makes a sound!

Walk-A-thon '09

Hi everybody Frankie's trainer here.
Sorry I didn't post sooner, but I have been really busy(5 goats to milk-10 babies to feed...)

I had a blast at Walk-A-thon with Frankie, and I think she had fun too. She met one of her siblings named Dexter(I think that was his name) and we sat beside him and his trainer on Friday night (awards night).

Frankie did really well with all the other dogs around her, and she loved the ride down to FL. We stopped at some state signs so she could get her picture with them.

I have over 100 pictures from Walk-A-thon, and a lot of them are of her covered with dirt/sand at Walk-A-thon(Saturday). They had a dirt floor, which is fine - nice and cool for the dogs... unless they like rolling in dirt. She was covered with dirt(please enjoy the pictures of that).

I also did a "blind-fold walk" where they had some dogs that were ready to graduate at Walk-A-thon harnessed up and the trainers let anybody over 12 walk with the dog, even with obstacles in the way. (as seen in the pictures below) The trainer that was holding the dog's leash for the blind-fold walk just happened to be Brax's trainer!! I was so surprised! She asked me if I had trained any dogs for Southeastern and I said "yes, my first one went back last January and graduated in May." She asked the dogs name, and when I told her she said "I trained Brax when he returned to the school." She also said how obedient he was.

At 1pm on Saturday (28th) Frankie was taken to the guide dog school to be turned in, of course she had no clue what we were doing, so she just kept her tail wagging and walked away with the staff at the school.

I found out that my new puppy will be coming the end of April/beginning of May, they will have 2 different breeds: Labradors, or Hungarian Vizalas, since I just raised a Lab I told them I would like a Male Hungarian Vizala- of course it is not for sure that I am getting that breed, but I will find out more once I talk to the school,(yes I will keep you posted!)

For now please enjoy the pictures of Frankie's 2009 Walk-A-thon, and updates on Liberty. I hope to hear some about Frankie in a couple of weeks.

Oh and sorry, the pictures were posted out of order, and would take months to put in correct order, so enjoy the "not-in-order" pictures!

Frankie's, Brax's, & Liberty's trainer

Okay I admit, I REALLY miss Frankie,

that cute face is sooo cute!

BTW does she look dirty to you??

What about now, clean or dirty??

And of course just for you, the full neck

pose, there is no way she could be dirty...

After turning Frankie in, I went to the puppy kennel, and hugged some puppies, they are

very good for licking tears

Breezy, the guide dog (I think that was her

name) stops at a obstacle.

Me walking with the guide dog Breezy (the

lady there was Brax's trainer!)

Frankie taking a break

A seizure dog, I thought it looked really cute!

Me and Frankie (far left) with a group of

dogs that look JUST like Frankie!! Only 1

of them is her sibling-Dexter, he is the 3rd dog

J.J taking a break(or at least I think that is J.J)

Me and Frankie with a creek behind us.

(I have a picture of me and Brax at the same

spot in 07')

If you enlarge this picture you can see lots of

blue shirts, which is all the people walking at

Walk-A-thon(this year the shirts were blue)

Me and the rest of our group (well at least the

people in our group that came to Walk-A-thon)

Frankie & me with the start/finish sign at

Walk-A-thon

Frankie & Dexter...I think someone said the

word "treat"!!

Dextor and Frankie sleeping















Frankie & Dexter sniffing each other

Dexter & Frankie















Frankie being bored on the car ride to FL

Me and Frankie at Southeastern-1pm on

Saturday (just before "the final goodbye)

The Florida sign with me and

Frankie!

Me and Frankie at the South Carolina sign...

the sign was to dark to see, so we just got a

close up:)

Well the picture says it, but

just for you guys the sign says

"Welcome We're glad Georgia's

on your mind"

Frankie with the Georigia sign

Me and my friend Chelsea (J.J's trainer)

getting ready to head back home-dogless

Liberty...she writes, too!

Hey everybody, my name is Liberty!
This is the first post I have ever done.

Frankie told me all I have to do is write, add pictures and publish. Sounds easy? Well I guess puppy paws don't fit on the keyboard well, because to me this blogging business is not easy at all!!

Frankie was turned into the school Saturday around 1pm. Her trainer took lots of pictures at Walk-A-thon, and will be working on a post soon.

No I'm not a Pug, I'm an English Mastiff. I'm just now 10 weeks old. I love getting my picture taken, and my owners have probably taken over 500 pictures of me.

Frankie told me that people can leave comments on posts I do. That sounds like fun; so anybody who reads this please leave a comment so I can meet all of Frankie's friends!!

It snowed Sunday, and we got over 9 inches of snow! It was quite fun to play in, but it was very hard to walk through.

Please enjoy all the pictures of ME, and leave comments!



Liberty






Before February 28 (3 dogs)

After February 28 (2 dogs)

Me in the snow!

It tastes good too

Frankie's crate is quite comfy

Me playing in the snow

Puppy class-last one

I have been really bad at posting lately.-well updates that is:)
I forgot to do the post about the puppy meeting February 7, and about me going to see karate! I will get my trainer to do all of those posts for me when she gets back from Walk-A-Thon.

Last Thursday I went to my LAST puppy meeting, they even had some really nice dog treats (almost like mini cakes!) for us dogs to eat!

What we did at puppy class:
Worked on basic commands-going in a large circle and siting or laying down when told.
Then our trainers each got an umbrella and got to walk around with a umbrella in their hands pretending it was raining!!
And we worked on some of the more "advanced" commands, such as:
Heel-come,
Find the door-switch, and more!
I had a lot of fun at class, and I even got to wear the harness!!
I will try to do 1 more post before I leave tomorrow (Friday), but if not my trainer will get it posted for me.
Please enjoy the pictures below(and movie!), and soon Liberty will be taking over the blog...




Frankie







My trainer & me doing "Switch"


Greeting people

















Taking a break...

Me doing a "sit stay" (and when she calls me I

will then do a "heel")

Our group:

Our group #2 :)

Me in harness

Me in harness with my trainer

Meet Curry & Chive...

My trainer's goat kidded (had babies) Monday night at 9.30pm!!

My trainer decided to go and check on the goat one last time before she went to bed and that just so happend to be when the goat was having babies!!

The brownish & white one is named Curry, the black & white one is named Chive.

Enjoy the pictures. My trainer just had another goat who kidded yesterday(Thursday) and had twin does, they both have been named and my trainer will be doing a post about them later:)



Frankie






Curry

Chive

Me meeting Chive

Me meeting Stella...

Meet Oregano...

My trainer's goat "Addie" had one baby boy on Thursday.

After looking at the names in the comments she decided to go with Oregano(thanks Lisa & Ellie).

My trainer is hoping to have some more babies in a couple more days.(nevermind-just kidded (had babies)tonight!)-post coming later:)

Thanks for the name ideas, and keep brining more!!

Frankie



Oregano



Erin (left) meeting Oregano (right)

















All of the baby goats. Left to right:
Eragon, Erin, Stella, Arya, Roran, and Oregano

Liberty meeting Oregano

Frankie's trainer-Oh is Frankie in trouble!!

Hey everybody,
this is Frankie's trainer.
I decided not to let Frankie do this post for 2 reasons:
1. She would bad mouth me on the blog,

2. She is in the crate.

Want to know why??

Well lets see, I walked up the stairs

and saw this: (click to make bigger)

Well that made me think 2 things.

Either a tornado came though our house, or Frankie has been upstairs.

Since the plant was in Frankie's mouth it kind of made me think she did it...

If you remember the post from last year that was about the same as this post (introuble'08), Frankie hasn't changed at all...

Hope everybody is having a good day. Frankie will be leaving next week, and really we will all miss her very much. I will be doing the post on Walk-A-thon for her when we(I) get home next week.

Still no more news on the new puppy, as of right now it won't be 'til May or June:
Thanks for reading our blog(Frankie's, Liberty's, & Brax's) I hope you all enjoy it very much!
Don't forget to look at the movie below!

Frankie's, Brax's, & Liberty's trainer

The end of the movie isn't until you see Frankie,

it went black since I put my hand over it

The culprit...

Happy Valentines Day!!- WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

Happy Valentine's Day everybody!!
My trainer has been quite busy recently with baby goats... yes, it is that time of year!!

My trainer bred her goats quite early last year so we would have babies in February, last year we didn't have baby goats till the end of March!

My trainer's goats haven't kidded yet, but her brother's has. He has 2 goats, and out of both of them he ended up with 5 babies!! One had triplets the other had twins!

If you remember the post from last year about names (baby goat names'08)

My trainer did candy names in '08, so this year she has decided to name her baby goats after herbs. The first 2 babies she is thinking about naming "Sugar" & "Spice" since last year was candy and this year is herbs.

But she has a lot of goats due, so please put any name ideas that are herbs in the comment!!

(For boys or/and girls)

Thanks and don't forget to take a look at the pictures below to see what I have been doing lately...

Frankie

Dress up



Me wearing a skirt & shirt!
















































Photos with a "cool" background


Me doing "sit" 1


Me doing "sit" 2

Me doing "down"

Playing doctor

My "doctor" putting on the "cast"

Don't I look good with a cast!

And the sling goes well with it to...

My "doctor" and me:)

Me with my trainer

Trying to "fit in"...

Ever since Liberty came she has been getting all the "good stuff", tennis balls, dog treats(I can't have any because of allergies), her own cool dog bed, a neat crate, and such.

Well I am trying to "fit in" her "small" things, since I can't have the tennis balls or dog treats, that leaves the dog bed and crate.

Take a look at the pictures to see what I mean:)

Frankie

Liberty's bed:

Liberty's crate:

Liberty & Frankie- please help us decide!

As you guys know I will be leaving to the school this month for Walk-A-thon(28th), and won't be coming back:(
(it's called In For Training-IFT)

I am still in the breeder program so there is a possibility I won't be a guide, but I am told being a breeder dog is even better!

The only problem is... my trainer won't get a new dog until 2-4 more months, and I go back this month. I really don't want to leave my blog "blank" for months on end, but my trainer isn't getting a new dog for awhile.

There were only 4 choices my trainer and I came up with for the next few months:

1. Leave the blog blank- only update with Frankie

2. Get Brax to send updates & pictures(it won't be often, his owner is VERY busy)

3. Liberty takes over in the interim

4. Liberty takes over and Brax can help when he has time (and of course all of those include updates from me when my trainer gets them each month!)

What do you think?? Let me know which I should do, Liberty is begging me to let her take over the blog for a few months, so hurry and help me decide!!

Just put your favorite idea in a comment and let me know, or come up with your own!!

Make sure you go to the bottom of this post and check out the new videos and pictures!!

Frankie

My trainer entered Liberty in a

"true love" contest, this is the photo

she entered!

Libety "pushing" herself out from under the couch!

Liberty is always soo cute in her bed!